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I am going to be out of town for a week for Thanksgiving. I always seem to have an issue with my DE filter clogging causing the pressure to go up. Rather than turning off the pump can I add a lot of shock or pucks and keep it on Recirculate? Would that cause an issue?

My CH is 160 and I need to raise it. Per pool math app I need 15lbs of Calcium Chloride, can I use this product to raise CH without issues? ​Ace® 20lb Premium Ice Melt - Ice Melt - Ace Hardware

If your FC is high enough will it kill the algae on the walls or does it need to be brushed off into the water for it to be killed?

I will look to SLAM this week, being that I haven't done that before while your maintaining your levels do you need to backwash or clean the filters or wait till the slam is completed before doing that?

pool math said to get shock level to 16, it appears Im over that at 19. The shock I used was Pool Essentials. I just ran another FAS test using the 10ml sample and my FC is 16. So Im right at my shock level per pool math but not at the FC/CYA Chart which shows 24. Do I need to increase my FC to...

I shocked my 15000 gallon plaster pool last night with 2 lbs of shock. I ran a FAS-DPD test just now and it required 98 drops of reagent to get it to turn clear. Measured at 25ml I multiplied that by 0.2 and got 19.6. Does that sound about right? I don't recall having to use 98 drops in the...

When adding bleach to the pool what's the best way to find how much bleach has increased my chlorine I guess in PPM?

Pentair FNS Plus 60 I am having to clean my filters it seems like every month which seems to me that's to often. Why would I have to clean them so often? After I clean them I have 10 psi and backwash when it hits 20psi. I just back washed last week and now I'm up around 20psi again so I'm...

do they just unscrew from the filter body?

Cant get any assistance from my local pool store so I'm hoping someone here can help. I pulled out the filters yesterday out of out my Pentair FNS Plus DE filter and got them all cleaned up. Once I put everything back together now I have a leak from both the inlet and outlet pipes from what I...

Single speed pump. I was told buy the local pool store to backwash when my psi doubles, its normally 10psi when it hits 20 Ill backwash. I'll break the filters down 2-3 times a year for a good cleaning and inspection.

Pentair FN Plus filter, how much of the filter debris do you think it removed on a routine backwashing? Also how many times switching from backwashing to rinse is required?

I tried pushing on the pump lid and the noise was the same. I remembered I had a new pump lid gasket, I replaced it added some magic lube and it seams to be better. Maybe it was some air leakage?

then and now the psi after a filter clean or backwash is around 10psi. It was 10psi then also when the motor was replaced. This morning I took out the filter grids and they were very dirty and caked up. So those were cleaned and backwashed for a few minutes and again the pressure is 10psi but...

I recently replaced my pump motor since the other motors bearings were wearing out and making a lout squealing noice. Once I installed it it was so nice and quiet. This was maybe 2 months ago. Since then its gotten louder each week. It sounds more like the pump this time. So I separated the...

For all you fellow Houstonians Napco Chemical in Spring @ 2830 Spring Cypress has bulk bleach 10% for $1.68 a gallon. I purchased a 5 gallon container filled for $26. Then just $1.68 per gallon to fill it back up.

thanks guys for the replies, i'll order the kit now.

I am sure this has been discussed before but I wasn't able to locate that thread. I currently have a Taylor K2005 test kit and need to be able to test chlorine levels with the FAS/DPD test. Should I just buy that kit individually, or buy the K-2006 or the TF-100 test kit from TFTestkits.net?

Based on my CH reading this morning it was at 90. The calculator shows I should add 29Lbs of calcium to bring it up. Does that sound about right?

FC was tested on my taylor K2005 test kit. CYA is at 40. Pool service is kinda rough so i'd say its plaster, pool is inground - - - Updated - - - How can I increase my CH?

I have a 15000 Gallon inground plaster pool that I am trying to use the BBB method on. My filter is DE and runs about 9 hours a day. It rained last night and my readings with my taylor K-2005 test kit this morning were FC-3 TC-3 PH-7.5 TA-100 CH-80 Borates- 0 Temp 84F Based on the pool...

If I am following the BBB method, will I still need to add pucks to my pool? if so which do you recommend?

Hi all, Brand new to the forum and would like to ask a quick question. My pool is roughly 15000 gallons on chlorine no SWG. On the BBB method what and how often should I check my pool water? I am using a Taylor K2600 testing kit from Leslies. Thank you